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05 April 2024
Top Brass: Sydney Con celebrates Australia's premier Brass Faculty
Brass Open Day 2024 is a chance to meet the prestigious brass staff who are among the most sought after teachers in trumpet, French horn, trombone, tuba and euphonium in Australia. Many hold principal positions in prestigious orchestras and are leading the way for students to rise to top jobs around the world.
05 April 2024
ABBA: 50 years since Waterloo
Dr Jadey O'Regan, lecturer in Contemporary Music Practice at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, recalls the magic of ABBA's Waterloo as the group releases a 50th anniversary edition of their classic pop album.
25 March 2024
New NSW music syllabus puts students behind the beat
Dr James Humberstone, senior lecturer in music education, analyses the new NSW music syllabus for Year 7 to 10 high school students. The new syllabus is the first review in 20 years and will be rolled out in 2026 across NSW.
08 March 2024
Goldner String Quartet celebrates deep roots with Sydney Con
The Goldner String Quartet has deep roots with Sydney Conservatorium of Music so it’s fitting that it begins and ends its 30th and final concert season in Verbrugghen Hall, considered an ideal venue for string quartets.
05 March 2024
Sydney Con announces 2024 Indigenous Artists-in-Residence
The Sydney Conservatorium of Music welcomes Nancy Bates and Tim Gray as the 2024 Indigenous Artists-in-Residence. They follow a successful residency by artists Nardi Simpson and Troy Russell.
29 February 2024
What's on at Sydney Con Semester 1 2024
Join us at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music this semester for a diverse program of concerts. From premieres of new compositions to classical crowd favourites, intimate recitals and dazzling symphonies, there is something for every music lover.
28 February 2024
Making love and making music in a new Greek-Australian story
Composer James Humberstone and award-winning slam poet and rapper Luka Lesson have come together to create a new Greek-Australian work combining ancient poetry and modern hip-hop to explore every aspect of love.
28 February 2024
Sydney attracts top research talent with innovative Fellowships
Unprecedented investment in appointment of 40 research fellows across a range of disciplines.
19 February 2024
What can we learn from nature if we listen to it deeply?
Dr Diana Chester, a sound studies scholar from Media and Communications in FASS, and Associate Professor Damien Ricketson, a composer from Sydney Conservatorium of Music invite visitors to lie down, close their eyes and listen to the sand, sea and wind in a new research project called Listening to Earth.
15 February 2024
Taylor Swift: why academics are studying the pop star
Taylor Swift, who is about to tour Australia with her much-anticipated Eras concerts, was the subject of a three-day academic conference, known as a Swiftposium, in Melbourne, where academics presented papers on her global impact.